The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 377

Calista's heart hammered against her chest as the formidable agents from Vanguard Agency closed in around her. Memories of that claustrophobic interrogation room flooded her mind, and panic spread like wildfire through her veins.

She took an involuntary step back, her voice trembling as much as her body. "I...I thought you cleared me. I had nothing to do with that virus. Why are you taking me in again?"

She was terrified.

The thought of being back in that room was unbearable.

The team leader's face was a stone mask of seriousness as he said, "You are suspected of attempted murder against the captain of Vanguard Agency. You're coming with us under the law." He presented the arrest warrant.

Calista's eyes nearly popped out of her skull. "What are you talking about? When did I ever attempt to murder the captain of Vanguard Agency? I was after..."

She had meant to target Vivienne. How could Vivienne be the captain of Vanguard Agency?

The leader remained unflappable. "Percival Ellington is our captain, and you positioned that rebar to kill Captain Ellington with premeditation. You're coming with us."

"What!" Calista and the entire Brooks clan were stunned.

Percival was the captain of Vanguard Agency!

Whoever called him a loser was dead wrong. Could a loser helm the elite Vanguard Agency squad?

Standing at a distance, Scott's eyes narrowed. Percival's identity had caught him off guard; he had been so focused on Vivienne that he had overlooked this guy.

"No, I didn't..." Calista's panic resurfaced as she faced the leader, but before she could plead her case, she was whisked away by two armed agents.

Mila wanted to intervene, but the sight of the Vanguard Agency's operatives withered her resolve.

departed, the

rose slowly from his chair, his gaze cutting through Baron's dazed state. "You always said you were better than me, always trying to one-up me. But what do you have over me, apart from your taste in women?

his chair, for

care less. "Though it wasn't by my hand, Judith got what she deserved. I need to light a candle

Baron stood abruptly. "I'll go with

in response and

was slowly coming to terms

bloodshed visibly shook Kala and

and Timothy were silent, not

who first regained his composure. "We should start planning

the body, it would need to be returned sooner or

they were her family, and it was their

grave as he

Vivienne, he said, "We need to talk.

face betrayed none of the sorrow

him coldly. "We'll talk, but

into

to unearth the truth behind her mother's death. She was not one to show mercy in her dealings, and the Brooks family

herself to be callous to those who showed her kindness.

tears welling in her eyes, struggled to speak. Finally, she mustered a wry smile. "Morally, I don't blame you. Judith killed ten people; she deserved to pay for her crimes. But on a personal level, I can't understand. She was your grandmother, too. Even if she was

her voice breaking. "I don't know how to go on. Everyone in this house has changed,

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